Seagate - 2TB Internal SATA Hard Drive for Laptops
- Key Specs
- Storage Drive Type: HDD (Traditional, mechanical hard disk drives are the most common type of storage because they're relatively inexpensive and offer huge capacities. However, they also generate both noise and heat. Solid state drives, also known as SSDs, are many times faster than hard disk drives and have no moving parts to wear out, but typically offer less capacity for the same price.)
- Rotational Speed: 7200 revolutions per minute (The rate at which the hard drive spins its platters. The higher the rotational speed, the faster the drive can read and write data.)
- Interface(s): SATA (Refers to the types of connections that devices use to interact and communicate with each other.)
- General
- Product Name: 2TB Internal SATA Hard Drive for Laptops
- Brand: Seagate
- Model Number: STBD2000102
- Performance
- Storage Drive Type: HDD (Traditional, mechanical hard disk drives are the most common type of storage because they're relatively inexpensive and offer huge capacities. However, they also generate both noise and heat. Solid state drives, also known as SSDs, are many times faster than hard disk drives and have no moving parts to wear out, but typically offer less capacity for the same price.)
- Rotational Speed: 7200 revolutions per minute (The rate at which the hard drive spins its platters. The higher the rotational speed, the faster the drive can read and write data.)
- Compatibility
- Internal Or External: Internal
- Interface(s): SATA (Refers to the types of connections that devices use to interact and communicate with each other.)
- Bare Drive: true (Drive is sold without any pre-installed software.)
- Minimum System Requirements: PC: Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8; Mac: MacBook®, MacBook® Pro or Mac Mini computer with Intel® processor running Mac OS X operating system; Linux; laptop with internal SATA support, SATA 6 Gbps (backwards compatible with SATA 3 Gbps)
- Features
- Security Features: None
- Usage: Everyday computing, Performance computing
- Memory
- Cache Buffer Size: 64 megabytes (The data capacity of the cache buffer (or disk buffer) that acts as temporary memory for the drive. The cache holds the most recently and frequently used data to save the drive the extra step of pulling it from permanent storage every time it's needed, which helps increase the drive's overall speed.)
- Dimensions
- Product Height: 4 inches (The out of box height of the item. Height is measured as the vertical distance from the bottom of the item to the top as it would be primarily used or placed.)
- Product Width: 2.75 inches (The out of box width of the item. Width is measured as the horizontal distance from one side of the item to the other as it would be primarily used or placed.)
- Product Weight: 3.5 ounces (The out of box weight of the item.)
- Included
- Included Software: Seagate DiscWizard
- Other
- UPC: 763649060919
Increase the storage space in your laptop with this Seagate STBD2000102 internal hard drive that features a 2TB storage capacity to hold your music, movies, videos and other files. The QuietStep ramp load technology ensures quiet performance.
- 2TB storage capacity: Provides ample storage space for your music, movies and other files.
- Serial ATA interface: For connecting to your computer.
- NCQ (Native Command Queuing): Provides efficient organization to incoming commands to increase performance.
- Perpendicular recording technology: Aligns data bits vertically for optimal performance and reliability.
- QuietStep ramp load technology: Ensures quiet performance.
- Compatible with Mac, PC and Linux: For flexible installation options.
Whats Included
- Owner's manual
- Seagate 2TB Internal SATA Hard Drive for Laptops
A: Yes, it will work just fine. The system performance will be about the same but you'll have 4x the storage capacity of the standard 500gb drive Sony provides. After play station OS install and updates you'll have around 1.8TB left to use.
A: Yes, this will fit into your PS4 perfectly (I have one in mine) and after OS installation for your PS4 you will have about 1.77 TB free memory. IGN has a great guide on how to upgrade your PS4 hard drive, however you will also need a computer that can access the internet and a 2.0 USB stick with at least 1GB of memory
A: I have a hp spectre x360 and it works perfectly fine with it just like it would on any other pc.
A: Did you want to use it as internal hard drive? If yes; this isn't what you want. First of all it contains a 3.5" hard drive (laptops that don't have an SSD use a 2.5' Hard drive). Secondly, it contains a generic labeled Western Digital RED drive which are designed for a NAS to store data. They are not designed to be used as your primary (also known as the C: drive). Get yourself a Western Digital Black or Blue hard drive for your laptop and I think you'll be very happy. Hope this helps...
A: This is entirely up to you but I would choose whichever drive is fastest for the OS and use the other drive as storage. Most likely the bigger the drive, the slower it is. Most drives this size are only 5400rpm and better drives are 7200rpm. The best option would be to run your OS off of a SSD and use the other drive to store your big files. SSD drives are about 5 times faster than even the 7200rpm drives. I hope this answered your question, good luck!!!
A: I would recommend doing a clean Windows install if possible. The operating system is probably corrupt or has a virus. Back up all your data first before you do it. With a fresh version of Windows you can rule out the possibility of a bad drive or other hardware issues with your pc. I hope this answers your question, good luck!!!
A: You would definitely be required to reinstall Windows. New hard drives are always blank, no data, no OS.
Q: Will this work with a Dell Inspiron 5537 with intel i 7 4500U CPU
A: Yes. Just plug into USB.
